Skim-milk and whey measuring and delivering device.



G. A. JOHNSON.

, SMM MILK AND WHEY MBASURING AND DELIVERINQ DEVICE.

AP`PLOATION FILED 13110.28. 1908.

923,183. Patented June 1, 1909.

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-J, Emil A Jn 115mlonirica f CARL A,l JOHNSON, OF NORTHPORT, WISCONSIN.

f SKIN-MILK AND my MEASURNG AND DELIVRING DEVICE.

No, `essaies.

To all whom it may concern.'

kBe it known tha-tl, CARLA. Joifvsoriya ycitizen of the United States, residingr` atl Nortliport inthe county .ofdfi'au pacca and State of isconsin, have invented a new andv useful Skiinfalilk and Whey Measuring and I )clii-'cring'Device, of w liich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a measuring device for measuring and dolifcriiuir the amount of i whichthc patrons ot creanicries ani! cheese factories are entitled to have returned to rskim milk or whey, as the case may be, to l l l them, and it consists of a tank for holding the l liquid to be delivered, ii'ii'licating means for shim-'lng the amount of hc `iid iii the tank at l any one time, a pipe for rdelivering li uid to said tank from a source of supply, an pippa i kfor delivering to the patrons the number of gallons to which each one is entitled, 1n accordanceu ith a scaleof measurements which 1s arranged" near said tank, and the obiect of l my improvement 'isto deliver the approxii Fig. S is'an elevation showing a portion ot therein, and a float arranged upon the surmate amount of liquid .to .cachpatron to i which he is en titled, and thereby prevent rlisi satisfaction among the atrons `in the distribution of said skim mil or' Whey. I attain thisobjeetby the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

' Figure 1 is a vertical section of a tank sl'iowiiig in elevation the means for indicatiiu;l the amount of liquid therein, the pipe i through which .the liquid may be delivered to the tank, yand vpipes for its delivery to tho milk cans of the patrons ofthe establishment, i and an ,indicating scale for showing' the aieunt which each one receives. Fig. Z is a plan showing a tank and delivery and dis-v charge pipes, but omitting; the discharge pipe operating device, the scale of n'icasiucinents and indicating float, shown in Figs. l and 3.

the inside of the tank with the discharge pipe face of the( liquid therein. Fig. l is a plan of the rpipe vboth above and .l'iclowithe tankbot-- torn, with the ldclivcryicnd raised, as shown in dotted lincsin Fig.' l its receiving1 end being broken.' Fig. 5 is plan of the pipe bottiabove and below the tank bottom, With-the delivery end horizontal', ordelivering liquid,V bothfree ends bcing'broken. Figs. 4 and 5 are upon'a larger scale than thel others. Y 'h y Similarnumerals and rletters indicate like parts in the several views.

Lindicatesa tank; 2, a liquid surface, the

. Specification o? Letters Patent. i

Application filed December 28, 1908.

Yreceive its supply.

Patented June i, ieee;

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dotted line', but is not ini'iicated iii the lower partof the tank so as not to obscure the' pipes and their connections, therein. Y

ii, indicates a float which is supportcdbv thewliquid, it being conncctcdbya lex'ibie coinicction 1t, which runs over pulleys 5 and 6 and is provided with an indicator weight 7,' which indicates by its position relative tothe iliquid of course filling the tank to the upper isoV scale board 8, the position of the iloat, vertically, within the tank. il, is a pipe section,4 elbow 10, and thimbl'e 11, to the elbow 12,

the latter elbow resting upon a packing piece 13, and a thimble 14 b'einy screwed intofthe elbow 12 and extending iioivnward throii `h ed b means oftheiing y the. tank bottom and is provided with a pac?- i.

ing piece l5 and nut 16', the nut being screwed upon the thiinble and clamping thebottom of 'the tank between the two packing pieces; L

` Upon the lower end of the thii'nble14, ari.H

elbow 17, is mounted, thon anothert-himble; 1S and elbow i9, are attached, and finally a".

pipe section 20, is inserted inthe latter elbow,

and through which thc liquid in the tanki delivered.` 'This pi e being connectei'l'wit r the thimble 14, w ich extendsdoivnivard through the tank bottom andbei-ng provided with two elbows and two thirnbles,Y they pipe 2() is adapted to be swung around as shown in Fign, and in dotted linesvin Fig". 2, 4andI also, to be swim shown in dotted the escape of liquid, and also, is adapted -to 0' into' a vertical position, as`

swing laterally, as Iingiiiated by the dotted'- ciirved iine. in Fig. 2, for reaching milk 4cans the tank.

rl he tank should. b e ylocated fofdonveiuence at such a l'ieight. above 'the ground theta' in reaching cans, nearer toren farther from thetank, the deliveryy pipe is formed of two "which may be in various positions relative tol sections, 20' and 20, fthe latter i'nolosin the former for part of its length, and beine tted to slide with a liquid tight iit along the for-A mer, as is shown in a sectionalr view o the two sections in Fig. 1. The end of the section(v ,i

72,0, is provided with an elbow 21f for direct ing the liquid downward. The tank having i been ein tied, or partly so, upon raising .the

tenter en of the ipe above thesurfaoe of the,

liquid in the tan nolquid can enter it, and, after the pipes 20 and' 205i, have been' drained i vided With an elbow 22, to which a flexible connection 23, is attached, it running over pulleys 24 and 25, and ending inria scale indicatin Wei ht 26, which is arranged to be raise and owered along side of the scale indicating board 2'?, seid scale board and the scale board S, in the present case extending from the ulley hanger piece 28 to the plate form 29, but may be located near the milk receivin attendant at some distance from the tan when desirable. The indicating boards 8 and 27 are divided by horizontal lines into sections which are numbered, and

indicate that when the float and opening into ipe section 9 are as shown, the iloat the Heating upon the liquid `and the pipe opening being just above' its surface, there are 4,000 gallons of liquid in the tank. The pipes 20'and 20a, being in a vertical position, are to be lowered and the elbot'7 2l, swung around over the patrons milk can. lf t ie first patron is entitled to 2,36 gallons, the Weight 26 will be raised to the 3,75() gallon niark and the end of the pipe section 9, allowed to fall until the amount has run out, the weight on the lloat connecting line rising meanwhile, until it reaches the 3,750 gures, when his 250 gallons will have been delivered. AThe end of the pi e section 9, can then be raised by a pull on t e line 23, so as to stop the dripping from Ysaid pipe, and the pipe section 20, can be raised to a vertical os1tion,'if desired.

' Then by raising the Weig t 26 to the 3,500

- mark, another 250 gallons can be run out to the second patron, as before. It will be evident that these ligures on the scale boardwill be governed by the amount in gallons that the tank holds, and the scale marks and iigures can be made for indicatingr dovn to a single gallon, that being with. skim Ymilk and Whe as small a measure as will beessential'. T e bottom 30, of the tank is provided with sunken places, 3l. and 32, for giving room for the elbows, that the pipe section 9 may lie close down upon said bottom for a nearly ycomplete drainage of the tank.

' 33, is a pipe by which the tank can be filled with liquid irom any suitable source.

In delivering whey to the several patrons,

' it is-necessary in order that a uniform quality of whey is given to each, that the Whey in the tankis thoroughly stirred, and for an ellectual manner of doing so, a plate 34, which seance may be oi any desiredarea, is secured to the ,f ipe by means el a band 35, which band may be soldered to the plate, tightly around the pipe.1 By pulling upon the line 2 3, the pi e can oe swung up and down rapidly 1n tie Whey and stir it so as to niake it uniform in quality, before running any out for patrons.

Having described invention, and the manner el' its o eration, what l claim and desire to secure y Letters Patent, is,-

l, A skim milk and whey measuring and delivering device, comprisingy a tank from which the liquid is to be delivered, a loat, a figured scale, and mechanism for indicating the height ol the liquid in said tank, a liquid deliver pipe section arranged within, and normal y lying upon the bottom of said tank, a connecting thimble passing through said bottoni near one side oi' said tank, suitable connections between said pipe section and thimble, a second delivery pipe section extending in a horizontal direction. below said tank from said connecting thinible, its outcr or l'ree end being arranged lor being swung in a lateral direction, one end ol said inside pipe section being provided with a suitable liquid receiving mouth, and a suitable ilexible connection arranged lor being swung in a lateral direction, one end ol' said inside pipe section being provided with a suitable liquid receiving mouth, and a suitable llexible con nection arranged Yloiwhaving the free end ol' said inside pipe section swung upward above the surface of the liquid in said tank, a second measuring scale arranged outside of said tank, iigured to correspond with the scale of said float, said flexible connection from the free end oi' said inside pipe section running alongside of said second ,measuring scale.

2. A skim niilk and Whey measuring and delivering device, comprising a tank from which the liquid can be delivered, a iloat, a flexible connection thereto and a figured scale outside ol' said tank for indicating the height of the liquid therein, a section of liquid delivering pipe arranged Within, and normally lying upon the bottom of said tank, one end ol said section being provided with suitable elbows and unions lor permittingT its other and free end to be swung upward above the surface oi' the liquid in said tank, a flexible connection extending from said free end, a scale figured to' correspond with the scale of said lioat, arranged outside of said tank, a section oi delivery pipe arranged outside of said tank and being connected to the iirst section through the bottom ol said tank, suitable elbows and unions lor connecting said two sections and permitting the second section to swing in both a lateral direction and upward.

3. In a skim milk and Whey measuring and delivering device, the combination of the following elements: a tank, a lloat are`d for indicating the height of liquid in sai tank, a .figured scale for use in connectlonkwith said float, the pipe section 9, e1-A bows 10 `and 12, thimbles or unions 11 and 14, Apakin'g pieces 13. and 15, nutI *18, elbow 17, union 18, elbow 19 andpipe sections 20 and 20a, a lexible connection.v connected with the free end ofthe ipe 9,l and a shale for use in connection wit said plpe, figured to correspond with thegures on said oa liquid, and a combined stirrer and deliver `pipe section arrangedinside of said tan near the bottom thereof, one end of said pipe and section being arranged near one side of said bottom in a suitable manner for permitting i itsv freeend to be raised above the surface of the li uid insaid tank, a stirrer plate secured to'sei pipe section near said free end, and a flexible connection extending-from said free pipe end to Where it can be grasped by the operator for sWin ing l the pipe end' and stirrer plate up an down within the liquld n equalizing the 'quality of the entire oon- 1 mags of the tank. o f 

